Ultimate Resources for Mom
Calling All Super Moms – Yes, I’m talking to you! You are ALL Super and you all have fantastic ideas and resources you use and share daily! So, put on that cape and join us right here today (and every Thursday)!
Link up your posts, share your ideas and let’s grow an amazing community of Moms working together to encourage and assist others – to step out of the ordinary and into the Extra-Ordinary. Cause this Mommy thing, it can be hard when we try to do it alone. We don’t need to or have to!
Today, I want to share a printable I made a few months ago about Mommy Guilt. This goes beyond that, though and gets to the heart of not sitting and hanging our head – but listening to those whispers that tell us when something isn’t quite right and we need to make a change. Those changes create beautiful heart changes that bless our family and friends. More than that, they glorify God.
Print this HERE
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My advice, such as it is, is to enjoy each stage of childhood as it comes. Before you know it, they’ll be grown and gone!
One piece of advice – take the help that’s offered to you! The person offering it knows what they’re doing and wants to bless!
I’m #8. I didn’t realize that the name field meant the name of the link! Opps. This is my first link up. Could you change it to Busy Bags for Toddlers?
Lori, I can have Meghan delete it and you can add it back. I tried email you – it wouldn’t go through for some reason. Just let me know.
Keep an open mind when people give advice and filter it through God’s truth
Love the above comments! I would add not arguing with the kids. It’s damaging to a relationship of any kind. Disagreeing is different! What I’m talking about is getting caught up in power struggles or arguments over behavior. An example is whenever I ask my 2 yr old to do ANYTHING hs answer is always “no!” “Not today!” Or “I don’t have to!!” When my head is on straight I start off with giving him a choice. “Hey! Would you like to pick out clean clothes or go potty first?” Followed by “now that you’ve gone potty would you like to get dressed or sit in that chair until you’re ready to get dressed?” Sometimes it does come down to “you have two choices… Do this or get (proper/consistent consequence)”. With my 5yr old it has now evolved into “I asked you to… And will not argue, what are you going to choose to do?” This eliminates yelling, raising voices excessively and a lot of tears. It’s not perfect and only works if I do it, but it has cut down on the strife between myself and my boys
My advice? Take it one day at a time and make sure you include some fun. Learning should be fun. When my kids are having fun, they learn a lot better.
My advice would be to never judge a parent who has older children that you do. Never judge period really- but if you find yourself shaking your head at a child/parent/discipline scene and you’ve never experienced that age child, you’ll be shaking your head again when the exact scene happens to you.
Very true.
Cherish each and every moment. When my parents would tell me it will fly by…I had no idea how right they were. It is amazing just how quickly it goes by.
Don’t base your homeschool on anyone elses. I find myself looking to others to see how they are doing things, and before I know it I am discontent with how we are doing things…always a bad idea
I agree with everyone else that said the time goes so quickly…too quickly!
Do what feels right and works for your family and children. There is no right or wrong way, as long as you are doing the best you can and it’s working.
Give yourself grace. None of us are perfect and sometimes we are too hard on ourselves. Give yourself grace!
One day you will blink and your baby will be 5. Live every moment with purpose and remember to show them grace – because Christ showed us grace.
Don’t make parenting decisions based on peer pressure.
My advice: give grace – to them and to yourself.
I always tell new moms/dads: There are many ways to parent. Ask questions. Observe your acquaintances. Seek guidance from the Ultimate Parent and go with your gut. That’s where His Spirit lives… most of all, enjoy the discovery of finding your own way! For He designed the road specifically for you…
My advice is to relax, things usually work themselves out.